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About the School of Education
https://le.ac.uk/education/about
The School of Education at the University of Leicester is one of the largest in the UK and has a long-standing reputation for teacher training, research and professional development. Find out more about us.
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Leicester scientists investigating ancient freshwater hundreds of metres below the sea floor
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/may/scientists-ancient-freshwater-below-sea-floor
International expedition off the coast of New England (Massachusetts, USA) includes researchers from the University of Leicester aiming to explore ancient freshwater systems below the ocean floor and up to 100 miles offshore
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How to ace the assessment centre…
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/careerdevelopmentservice/2015/10/13/assessment-centres/
Posted by Marie Muir in Career Development Service on October 13, 2015 You’re at an assessment centre. It’s been a long gruelling day already, and it’s only lunch time.
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Prolific Shakespearean actor Michael Pennington to take part in Literary Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/november/prolific-shakespearean-actor-and-recent-king-lear-michael-pennington-to-take-part-in-literary-leicester
Eminent stage actor, writer and director Michael Pennington will be delivering a talk and Q&A at our Literary Leicester festival on 16 November. Renowned for his performance as King Lear in New York 2014, Michael reprised the role for a major UK tour in 2016.
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How do we frame the concept of ‘learning outcomes’ for students? – University of Leicester
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/loproject/2014/12/18/framelos/
The 'Learning Outcomes Project' at the University of Leicester. How do we frame the concept of 'learning outcomes' for students?
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Zanzibar’s Prison Island: The Prison That Never Was, by Sarah Longair
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/carchipelago/2014/10/23/zanzibars-prison-island-the-prison-that-never-was-by-sarah-longair/
Posted by Emma Battell Lowman in Carceral Archipelago on October 23, 2014 My initial research on peculiar history of Zanzibar’s so-called Prison Island as part of the Carceral Archipelago project began last year delving into the records in the National Archives and the...
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Celebrating National Tea Day in the Archives
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/library/2024/04/19/celebrating-national-tea-day-in-the-archives/
Posted by Eleanor Bloomfield in Library and Learning Services on April 19, 2024 Since 2016, 21 st April has been designated as National Tea Day, a celebration of all things British.
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How do we put the ‘Public Health’ into Violence Reduction?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/criminology/2023/09/28/how-do-we-put-the-public-health-into-violence-reduction/
Posted by ca270 in Soundings: criminology and sociology at the University of Leicester on September 28, 2023 Matt Hopkins – Associate Professor and Violence Hub Lead, Centre for Hate Studies Public health approaches to violence reduction are very much in vogue.
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Erase the Grey
https://le.ac.uk/study/wellbeing/erase-the-grey
Leicester Students’ Union Support Leicester Students’ Union Support leicester students union logo 50 University: Wellbeing Support for Students University: Wellbeing Support for Students Red heart on a yellow background Our online disclosure tool lets you tell us about any...
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May Day: early 19th century traditions
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2016/04/29/may-day-early-19th-century-traditions/
Posted by Sarah Wood in Library Special Collections on April 29, 2016 Laying May branches Whilst many associate traditional celebrations of May Day with maypoles and Morris dancers, one early nineteenth century custom featured ‘Mayers’ (those included in May Day...